balls of steel Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 This wont appeal to all,I tend to get hold of rough pins and try and save them to a reliable and tidy standard,by no means high end restorations,as I am a peasant and cant afford to spend heaps,and besides, if they were cars they would be rat rods and driven like they were stolen,or something like that.So anyhoo, I dont mind saying I tend to get bored easily and move from project to project then back again,hey it works for me and eventually everything gets done,just takes a while is all,so bare with me.I have met some super tallented pinheads since I joined AA,and I am now inspired to do a restoration thread ,and it is Gotliebs Vulcan ,although it is mostly complete it is in fact a pretty much well busted arse Vulcan lol,,stay tuned folks. [ATTACH=CONFIG]42591[/ATTACH] Bugger,the other pic s wont upload,more to follow soon :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Tales Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 someone raided that backbox huh. I used to have a Vulcan, great artwork, so-so game for a 70's GTB. Look fwd to the resto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balls of steel Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Hey EB,the back box bits are all there ,in a bag lol,it got stripped for work that never happened,the actual box was r/s ,but,,,stay tuned lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigALshoalhaven Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 ill happily admit the sight of that back box would have me running for the hills. the back glass is a beauty but. best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illawarra_steelers Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Way to go Matt, Not many would take this on..as the other guys have said will be watching this and look forward to some updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pash Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Good on you for having a go mate. Will be watching the progress of this one, all the best with it. Definitely some hard work needed to get it back up and running but as you said you can take your time, plus you can go from project to project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amutechservices Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 everyone needs a project,or 15. good luck with this one,trick is not to be impatient,small steps,eventually you get there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOKERPOKER Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Great machine Matt. Hope it goes well for you and you don't get bored and forg...........what were you saying????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire_Power Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Love to see resto threads and this one will be interesting. Good luck with it. Nice looking BG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illawarra_steelers Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Nice looking BG vulcan is a great game..imo fire queen (the 2 player version) has one of the most attractive backglasses from the 1970s...anybody have one for sale? been on my wanted list for over 10 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billstats Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 as long as she plays good when your finished it matt......vulcan has a good playfield ......good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balls of steel Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 It Begins ! ! ! I got home from the daily session at the salt mines to find out that the wifey had taken tracings of all the cabinet artwork:) Oh ,did I mention that the back box is slightly past the glue back together stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators furballx Posted August 21, 2012 Administrators Share Posted August 21, 2012 Mate, saving a game that would otherwise be shitcanned is the BEST kind of resto. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Backglass is good, what's the playfield like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire_Power Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 ..imo fire queen (the 2 player version) has one of the most attractive backglasses from the 1970s... I reckon that typically all the two player backglasses look better, just not as cluttered and more artwork visible. A bit off topic, so apologies to OP and will be good to see how this resto comes along :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balls of steel Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 The backglass in all honesty looks better in pics than what it is ,but will do for the time being. The Playfield is probably the best part of the whole pin,just has some sunken inserts,am wanting to know if they came out with factory fitted mylar as it is so well fitted and in one full sheet,will post more pics this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balls of steel Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Ive got wood A super fantastic day for being in the sun with the occasional beer or three.:) after getting wood earlier in the week ,I harnessed all of my saxon woodwork skills and assortment (limited) of basic tools and knocked up another backbox using the originals for templates so all the same joints,sizes(ish) etc,also managed to salvage a couple of bits from the original then it was time for the painting department (the mrs) to take over whilst I continued observing/drinking beers,,,,,,,paint stripper applied,paint scraped off,sanding commenced before time to collapse on the lounge,more to come after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illawarra_steelers Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 No turning back now Matt. Keep breathing life into this old girl :023: Doing well mate :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railways Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Great stuff thus far. Well done and I'm keeping an eye out for updates:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
em_pins Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Congratulations for taking on this mammoth project. Great to see another EM machine saved. Will definetly be watching this thread !!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millsy56 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Nothing like bringing back a project like this Well done Matt and your wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire_Power Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Looks great, the only concern I have is that you deserve to drink better beer after this effort! Thanks for the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balls of steel Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 In between going to bunnings for paint and bolts etc ,and getting gas for the bbq ,and continued work on the cabinet and back box etc I spent a little bit of time sussing out whats needed on the "birdsnest".Started by fitting all bits back in place. started with this [ATTACH=CONFIG]42755[/ATTACH] now got this as you can see its fairly complete with the exception of a couple of coils it also has a shiitload of corrosion,at the moment I will be replacing a heap of lamp holders and screws and a thousand springs lol can salvage and rebuild the rest an example of the corrosion to be continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodolddays Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Great work so far Matt :) What happened to Old Chicago ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Tales Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 same corrosion issues with my Royal Flush resto, but at least the backbox is free from it, unlike your poor old neglected girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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